Now she's all geared up to watch Samurai Champloo. What should we watch next that is not made by Shinichiro Watanabe? Gotta have great music and some existential nihilism....

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Bezotcovschina wrote on January 31, 2020 at 8:01 AM

I can't recommend Trigun enough - the greatest gateway anime for for non-anime persons. Also, Full-metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

existential1 OP wrote on January 31, 2020 at 3:24 PM

Yeah, we started brotherhood awhile ago (my 3rd or 4th time watching it), i love it, but it was too soon in her journey. That's a good one to to try again. Thanks for the recommendation!

ziq wrote on January 31, 2020 at 7:58 PM

grave of the fireflies

mofongo wrote on February 1, 2020 at 2:58 AM

That's brutal. Great movie.

mofongo wrote on February 1, 2020 at 3:35 AM

For sci-fi stuff, Akira is a great start and holds up quite well, Ghost in the Shell, Animatrix, all are philosophical with great action scenes. For less action, Serial Experiments Lain, very thoughtful and gives lot to talk about. Something more modern and less depressing, Carole & Tuesday, it's a musical anime about two girls on Mars (a rich one and a poor one) that attempt to make it big in the musical industry. It's a Watanabe anime, but whatever.

Comedy, I can only recommend Crayon Shinshan, one of the few comedies that translate well for overseas.

There's Studio Gibhli movies, they're marvelous.

I haven't seen it, but Paprika sounds around what you're looking for.

Persona 5 is quite good.

n_n wrote on February 1, 2020 at 5:22 AM

Mushishi

enforcedcompliance wrote on January 31, 2020 at 8:16 PM

Elfen Lied, obviously.

existential1 OP wrote on January 31, 2020 at 10:03 PM

Lol...nah.

mofongo wrote on February 1, 2020 at 3:40 AM

Senran Kagura.

DesertRetro wrote on May 19, 2020 at 7:55 PM

Neon Genesis Evangelion, especially now that it's on netflix.